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The tissue to which a cancer has metastasized determines what type of cancer it is.

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B) False

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Question 62

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Risk for endometrial cancer is increased by all of the following EXCEPT

A) irregular ovulation.
B) late-onset menopause.
C) having multiple sex partners.
D) estrogen.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Question 63

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A genetic link has been identified that makes people more likely to become addicted to tobacco, makes it harder to quit using, and increases the risk of lung cancer.

Certain environmental conditions can increase one's likelihood of being exposed to carcinogens and developing cancer.Which of the following is NOT an environment that increases one's exposure to carcinogens?

The replication of a single cell to produce thousands of copies of itself

Pain is usually an early sign of both cervical and endometrial cancer.

Which of the following statements about diet's effect on cancer is FALSE?

Surgery remains a mainstay in the treatment of many forms of cancer, but it is no longer used in diagnosis due to the risks associated with surgery and improved nonsurgical diagnostic methods.

A substance or an agent in the environment that increases the chance of genetic alteration and cancer development

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death.

Males with a first degree relative who has been diagnosed with colon cancer at age 40 or younger have different screening recommendations than males with no first degree relative with colon cancer.

The area where a cancer first develops

Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men.

The general term ________ refers to a cancer originating from glands or lymph nodes.

A(n) ________ can occur in response to a carcinogen, radiation, or an error in duplication; it is a critical first mutation that allows a cell to evade one of the restraints placed upon healthy cells.

Ovarian cancer has one of the highest survival rates of all cancer types.

The general term ________ refers to a cancer originating from bone, tendon, cartilage, muscle, or fat.